Skyrim, Modern Warfare 3, Uncharted 3, Skyward Sword, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Saints Row: The Third all released in November, making for the year’s most intense ship period. Here’s what happened.

The conventions refuse to relent. Brenna’s vanished in mysterious lands across the sea, and Johnny’s in a corner softly sobbing “Jehuty” to himself. But the headlines keep rolling. Here’s what it all means.

It’s been kind of a slow week – is what we’d be saying if we were compulsive liars. While the summer game drought snoozes on, news is stealing the spotlight and hurling it into the sun. Here’s what it all means.

It’s that magical time again, friends. That time in the early evening when the eastern portion of the US is heading home from work. Gridlock forms on the major highways, business men in suits are flipping soccer mom’s off for driving 55mph in the fast lane, and truckers are wondering what fresh hell awaits them […]

BioWare’s thinking about showing Tali’s face in ME3. We hope she pulls off her mask, revealing a Master Chief helmet. “ Let’s finish the fight,” she’ll say. Just like you’ve finished another week. And you didn’t think we could tie all of this together.

It’s pump-time. As the games industry prepares to fly to LA for E3, we’re kicking off our coverage with the ultimate show report ahead of Monday’s press conferences: we’re liveblogging the entire week.